25 AMAZING Free Stock Photo Sites

Wassim Bourguiba

Oct 21 2018

Here’s the deal.

You don’t have to shell out big bucks for stock photos.

Unless you’re after something ridiculously specific, you can probably find what you’re looking for on a free stock photo site. This is particularly true if you’re browsing high-quality galleries with high-definition photos.

But what if you need a little help finding these sources?

Here are just 25 of the best free sites for stock photos on the web.

1. Unsplash

Unsplash.com

Calling itself “the world’s most generous community of photographers,” Unsplash offers more than 550,000 stock photos with absolutely no payment required. It also allows you to follow your favorite photographers and curate lists of cool images that you’ve found, so there’s a sense of community there as well.

2. Burst

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Burst is more than just a free stock photo website. In addition to its humongous collection of images, it also boasts things like business ideas and social media marketing strategies. If you’re struggling to get your start-up off the ground, Burst can be a great resource in many different ways.

3. Pixabay

Pixabay.com

With more than one million images, Pixabay is one of the largest suppliers of stock photos on the web. Best of all, they won’t cost you a dime. From softly-lit moons to crisply-dressed professionals, all of the images are free.

4. Vecteezy

Vecteezy.com

Are you looking for something a little different than your standard stock photos? Consider Vectezzy. It offers fun, colorful vector art in a dizzying amount of styles, so it’s perfect for both personal and professional use. Whether you’re looking for holiday decorations or desktop wallpapers, Vecteezy can provide.

5. Skitterphoto

Skitterphoto.com

Skitterphoto offers an awesome collection of public domain images. What does “public domain” mean? Everything is free, and everything can be downloaded and used for whatever purpose that you’d like. You can even take Skitterphoto’s images and use them for commercial purposes!

6. StockSnap

With hundreds of images tagged with things like art, nature, office, coffee, family and travel, StockSnap has you covered when it comes to free stock photos. You can find just about anything thanks to its thorough categorization system. It’s a great place to enjoy the wonders of modern photography!

7. Libreshot

Libreshot is unique in the sense that all of the photographs are taken by one man. However, this is also the strength of the website: He’s given permission for anyone and everyone to save, edit, upload and generally fiddle around with his work. He doesn’t even require attribution when you use them for something else!

8. Tookapic

While not entirely free, Tookapic does offer a seven-day trial before you have to commit to a paid membership, so it’s worth a look. There are thousands of high-quality photographs that are ripe for the downloading, and you can also upload and “package” your own pictures into neat chronological timelines.

9. Magdeleine

As pretty as its namesake, Magdeleine is an excellent source of stock photos that are free from both costs and copyright. You’ll have your pick of everything from close-ups of juicy apples to frozen tundras deep in the heart of the wilderness. If you want it, Magdeleine probably has it.

10. Jay Mantri

Jay Mantri is another site that’s run by a single individual, but he’s so prolific that you might not believe it. There are hundreds of photos available in his library, and they cover a staggering array of subjects. But do you want to know the real kicker? His tagline is: “Free pics. Do anything. Make magic.”

11. Freepik

Web designers, this one is for you. Freepik is basically Candyland for anyone who is interested in graphic design. There are photos, icons, vectors, illustrations, and even PSD files, and all of them can be downloaded with a single click. Hop into the sugar fields and enjoy yourself!

12. Kaboompics

There’s a lot to love about Kaboompics. For starters, they’re all free. They’re also available in such crisp, clear qualities that they look like they’re about to jump off the screen. Finally, you can search by keyword, orientation and color palette, so even if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can poke around similar images until you find it.

13. VectorStock

With a staggering 10 million vectors, VectorStock lives up to its claim that it’s one of the biggest “image marketplaces” in the world. Don’t let the description fool you, however. While you can sign up for a premium membership that gives you access to a greater number of images, there are still thousands of free ones to enjoy.

14. FindA.Photo

FindA.Photo offers a collection of free stock photos that come from everywhere on the web, including other photography sites like Unsplash and Skitterphoto. If you want to cut down on the amount of time that you spend searching for domain free images, use FindA.Photo as your central hub.

15. Fancycrave

Fancycrave cares about quality, not quantity. That’s why they work directly with photographers to ensure that they’re only offering the good stuff, and it’s also why they have “photo packs” with carefully curated images for people who want more than just one pic.

16. Barnimages

Not all of Barnimages’ content is free, but there’s enough to consider it a largely free resource for stock photos. It even offers a weekly newsletter that showcases its new, free pics so that you never have to miss any!

17. Pexels

The top photographers on Pexels have millions of views, so it’s a great site for both uploading and downloading stock images. If you’re a creator, you can share your content with a wide-reaching audience; if you’re a viewer, you can browse endless photo collections without having to pay.

18. FreelyPhotos

Do you need graphics for your church or ministry? FreelyPhotos fulfills a unique niche in the world of free stock photos: It shares Christian pictures for anyone who needs something that depicts worship, faith, prayer, and spirituality

19. Free Nature Stock

Created by an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, Free Nature Stock is a gallery of personal images from someone who loves to document beautiful places. He doesn’t care about money or even credit, and he allows people to “do whatever they want” with his pictures. He just likes sharing them.

20. PicJumbo

PicJumbo is full of descriptive stock images with names like “Touch of Life: Fingers on Plasma Ball Lamp” and “Young Woman Enjoying Ride on an Iconic Cable Car in San Francisco #2.” You’ll definitely be able to find what you want when you input the right keywords!

21. MMT Stock

The amazing thing about MMT Stock is that it freely shares both photos and videos. Whether you need something for a blog post or business commercial, you can use the content that you find here. It’s an incredible resource for creative types.

22. Good Stock Photos

With a new image posted every day, you’ll never run out of JPGs when you frequent Good Stock Photos. Not only are the pictures beautiful and bountiful, but they won’t cost you anything to use, so you can download them at your leisure.

23. Bara Art

Bara Art asks for nothing more than its visitors to “make something awesome” out of its images. There are no fees or payment plans. You don’t even have to sign up for an account. Just click away until you find stock images that you like.

24. Reshot

This handpicked collection of images is a work of art all by itself. Between its high-resolution pictures and its careful curation of the things that really matter, it’s tough to think of a better site for free stock photos.